Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
VOL. IL.
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

from the top Of box car through a
bridge to the ground, As feet, and was
instantly killed, March 8. He leaves
wife and grown up daughters comfort.
ably provided for.
A basket factory will locate at Du.
buque.
Dubuque has SO miles of improved
streets.
Senator Allison will be SO years old on
April ID.
The school enrolment at Cedar Rapids
for the past year reached 2,941.
The Cedar Rapids National bank has
been authorized to begin business.
An ordinance is pending and will pass
at Dubuque making the office of captain
of police continuous position to the oc-
cupant as long as he behaves himself
r. r. Shipley. a freight brakeman, was
accidently killed while switching cars at
Villisca, March 10.
The Atlantic Telegraph states that
Johnny Hastings, aged 10 years, son of
Joseph hastings, well known farmer
and old soldier of Pymosa township, was
found hanging dead in his fathers barn,
March 8, about noon. He was hanging
by halter with which he had been
playing and 1t is supposed his death was
accidental. His father was in Atlantic
at the time, and being sent for and
requested to bring doctor, he took Dr.
Graham out with him supposing his wife
to be i'll, as she had been Lately, but was
Mortified when he reached home and learn
ed the truth.
A very destructive fire occurred in Des
Moines on the afternoon of March II, en-
tirely consuming the oil tanks of Stewart
& Co., and partially destroying large
stock of cedar posts that were owned by
Mr.. j. B. Smith, and were shipped here
to be used in street paving this summer.
Stewart & Co. s loss is about ST., 900 with
$4,000 insurance, while Smiths loss is
estimated at $4,000 with $1,000 insur-
ance.
The Muscatine Journal says: We learn
as we go to press of the shocking death
of Leroy Trow, the nine-year old son Of
Albert Trow of South Muscatine. The
lad was playing with companions on the
railroad near the Hershey switch, he TAX
ing the part of brakeman, while his
playmates were pushing some empty
cars, and getting between two cars he
was literally crushed to death,
John Mckenzie shot John Riggs in
Washington township, Adams county,
March 5, the revolver ball entering the
left eye and coming out at the back of the
head, from the effects of which he died
the next day. Both are old and well
known land-owning farmers. The diff
Guilty arose from a quarrel over thirty
acres of cornstalks on the farm of Riggs
half of which had been raised by Nc
Kenzie. Riggs refused Mckenzie per-
mission to fodder his cattle in the field.
KcKenzie klaims that Riggs was coming
at him with club, but Riggs friends
claim it to have been premeditated
cold blooded murder.
The temperance people of the Fifth
congressional district will hold conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids Thursday, March II,
for the purpose of consultation and the
Inauguration of plans for the better en-
forcement of the prohibitory laws of the
state.
Red Oak expects sixty-stall round
house and railroad machine shops.
A census just about completed shows
that Eagle Grove has population of
about 1000.
A Dubuque man is the possessor of a
speckled hen which lays three speckled
eggs during each twenty-four hours.
At Red Oak the mayor is paid a salary
of 5000 year, and councilmen are allow
cd 20 cents an hour for actual services.
The dead body of Fritz Wilmer, a sin
gle man aged 30, was found in Coulter
creek, at Dubuque, March 10. The cor
oner's jury pronounced it case of sui
eide. He has been drunkard for some
time, with no home and sleeping where
he could
At the recent election at Colfax water
works were voted on and carried by
about 3 to 1.
Des Moines is soon to have two cable
street car lines
A special from Anamosa says: 1t will
require $50 car loads of corn to supply the
farmers of this vicinity until the crop of
1887 is ready for market Of the above
amount $50 cars have already been ship
ped. As $50, 900 bushels will be consum-
ed, the cost will be at least $S7. 500, a
large amount of money for farmers to ex.
pend whose chief cereal should be corn.
Farmers in this county have been paying
too much attention to dairying.
John Maben, Of Minneapolis, formerly
of Hancock county, has commenced suit
against Cerro Cordo county for $40, 400
for an alleged injury received from the
fall of bridge two miles east of Mason
City, while driving herd of cattle over
it. The injury consisted of dislocated
shoulder The value of fourteen head of
cattle killed at the time is also included
in the claim.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Cedar Rapids National
bank of Cedar Rapids, to begin business
with capital stock of 100000.
The police of Davenport cost $40, S26
last year. The salaries of the rest Of the
city officials amounted to 1908.
Mrs. Alexander Chisholm, of Abba,
fell from step ladder about ten days
ago and. sustained injuries from which
she has since died
The removal of $1,000 soap factory
plant from LeMars to Sioux City is hail.
ed as blessing in Disguise. There is
profitable field right in town without
shipping bar.
Ex-State Fish Commissioner Aldrich
recently received from Washington
100, 900 rainbow trout, which will be i'm
mediately placed in the old hatchery
formerly used by the State near Anamosa,
where he is carrying on quite fishery
independently of the State.
John Anderson, laborer, was killed
March 3, by the caving in of mass OF